Busking Monologues

Let me explain. Playing a flute requires a lot of breath control and therefor breath.

When someone hasn’t eaten and their body is weakened, everything makes them lightheaded. When you don’t have enough air you become lightheaded.

Anyways, ditto. I was playing flute on the street for food in my early 20s. I wouldn't say I was all-the-way starving, but certainly hungry. At that point though, I had a degree in flute playing so...... I could play the flute in any condition. Hungry, sick (seriously, played my junior recital barely recovered from bronchitis), half asleep, simultaneously reading a book, you get the picture. When flute playing is your default state, you can do it under most circumstances. I just figured Wylan was the same.

Also if you find a nice awning to play under, you can have great sound even while playing softly.

I’m just curious how many people at some point in their lives have played/learned to play an instrument of any kind.

I included a nuance button bc I know there might be some folks who might be like “well I played the recorder in grade school but idk if that counts” — count it if you want or hit nuance if you’re unsure! 😊

To be clear, if you studied an instrument to any level of proficiency, even if you’re out of practice now, please select yes!

“I think America should be taken by Denmark instead” No, I think America should be returned to its Indigenous tribes while Denmark returns Greenland to the Kalaallit, the Tunumiit and the Inughuit.

“I think Texas should be taken by Mexico” No, I think Texas should be returned to the Apache.

“I think Florida should be taken by Cuba” No, I think Florida should be returned to the Seminole.

“I think the Blue states should form their own country” No, I think the Blue states should return to the Chinook, the Yakama, the Nimíipuu, the Pomo, the Chumash, the Diné, the Wôbanaki, the Massachuset, the Haudenosaunee, the Pequot, the Lenape tribes, and the Inuit, the Unangax̂ and the Tlingit tribes of Alaska.